# Accident 20150423005809A: Beech D95A, Jacksonville, FL, April 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2015, 16:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville Executive At Crai
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3364° N, 81.5144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3364&lon=-81.5144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8950U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8950U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 863 total, 199 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150423005809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

04/23/2014 - 16:47

RECEIVED A CALL ON THE FSDO ACCIDENT DUTY CELL PHONE FROM THE R.O.C. NOTIFYING OF A GEAR-UP LANDING AT CRAIG AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL (CRG), NO INJURIES, 1 PERSON ABOARD, REGISTRATION NUMBER WAS N8950U, BEECH BE-95.

P.I.C. STATED HE INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED THE FLAP SWITCH INSTEAD OF THE LDG. GEAR SWITCH, HEARD AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ACTUATION, BUT DID NOT RECALL PERFORMING A VISUAL CHECK OF LDG. GEAR POSITION LIGHTS PRIOR TO LDG. OR HEARING THE LDG. WARNING HORN.

BOTH THE FLAP AND LDG. GEAR SWITCHES ARE PHYSICALLY THE SAME SHAPE, HORIZONTALLY POSITIONED IN-LINE WITH EACH OTHER ON THE LWR. LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE THROTTLE QUADRANT PANEL.

ATC TOWER CONTROLLER DID NOT HEAR ANY LDG. GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDING DURING HIS ENTIRE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE P.I.C. UP TO THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH RWY. 14.

POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED, DURING A GEAR SWING, THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA202), Apr 23, 2015: Beech D95 (N8950U), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane for landing. Contributing to the accident were pilot fatigue, distraction, and complacency and the failure of the landing gear warning horn to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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